SMS Radetzky (1872)
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 Radetzky in port | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SMS Radetzky |
| Builder | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste |
| Laid down | September 1870 |
| Launched | 20 June 1872 |
| Completed | 10 August 1873 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Radetzky-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,956 long tons (4,019 t) |
| Length | 79.1 m (259 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.33 m (47 ft) |
| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Installed power | 3,385 ihp (2,524 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.37 knots (24.76 km/h; 15.39 mph) |
| Complement | 450 |
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SMS Radetzky was a screw frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Navy; she was the lead ship of the Radetzky class, which also included SMS Laudon. The ship was built in the early 1870s.
In the immediate aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff had become the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. In the late 1860s and early 1870s, he pushed for a significant expansion of the fleet, and in 1871, secured funding for the construction of two new screw frigates, among other new vessels. These frigates became the Radetzky class.[1]
Radetzky was 79.1 m (259 ft 6 in) long overall, and she had a beam of 14.33 m (47 ft) and a draft of 7 m (23 ft). The ship had a displacement of 3,956 long tons (4,019 t) at full load.[2] The ship had an iron frame with a wooden hull.[3] Her crew numbered 450 officers and enlisted sailors.[2]
The ship was powered by a single 2-cylinder marine steam engine that drove a screw propeller. The number and type of boilers is not known, but smoke from the boilers was vented through a single funnel located forward of amidships, between the fore- and main mast. The propulsion system was capable of generating 3,385 indicated horsepower (2,524 kW), for a top speed of 13.37 knots (24.76 km/h; 15.39 mph). The ship was fitted with a three-masted sailing rig to supplement the steam engine on long voyages.[2]
Radetzky was armed with a main battery of fifteen 15 cm (5.9 in) RK 26-caliber guns manufactured by Krupp. She also carried a light battery that consisted of two 7 cm (2.8 in), 15-caliber guns, four 47 mm (1.9 in) quick-firing guns, and three 47 mm autocannon. In addition, she was fitted with three 35 cm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes; one was in the stern, and one on each broadside.[2]